Politics across the state and in our schools

Matt Manweller has been ousted from his teaching job at Central Washington University following accusations of inappropriate . But he hasn't yet been ousted from his position as frontrunner in his bid for re-election. KUOW's Austin Jenkins has been following both the race and the allegations.

Cathy Allen and Randy Pepple, Democratic and Republican strategists respectively, brought the fire to a discussion of the horseraces in the 3rd, 5th, and 8th, 9th districts of Washington.

The teens of KUOW's Radioactive podcasting workshop are making their own political statements, with a project on the 6 month anniversary of the Parkland High School shooting. Student activists Justin Velasco and Sophie Poole joined Bill Radke in studio to talk about it.

Let me tell you a story about soil mineral density and micronutrient deposits.

No? 

THEN LET ME TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT THE WORM APOCALYPSE, INSTEAD.

University of Washington Earth Space and Sciences professor David Montgomery says that popular science has a responsibility to tell the truth - and get people to care. His new book is Growing a Revolution: Bringing our Soil to Life. It's a finalist for the Washington State Book Awards.